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$246M I-55 Corridor Project Advances Safety and Freight Realiability

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A major Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) investment is transforming the Interstate 55 corridor in Jefferson County, improving safety, reducing congestion, and strengthening one of eastern Missouri’s key freight corridors. The $246 million design-build project will expand capacity, reconstruct bridges, improve interchanges, and eliminate long-standing traffic bottlenecks that have impacted commuters and commercial carriers alike. Construction began in early 2024, […]

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Jasmine Thomas

J.F. Brennan Gets $43.6 Million Contract For Lock 25 Expansion

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The St. Louis Engineer District announced the award of a $43.6 million contract to J. F. Brennan Company, Inc. of La Crosse, Wis., July 10 for site preparation and lock foundation work on the Lock and Dam 25 expansion project. “This milestone marks a major step forward in modernizing the nation’s inland waterway infrastructure and securing the future of American […]

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Jasmine Thomas

Godfrey Business Spotlight: Professional Hearing Associates Stands Out for Patient Care

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GODFREY - Health care is crucial in a community as it addresses the overall well-being of individuals, promotes disease prevention, and ensures equitable access to medical services. By focusing on community health, it helps reduce health disparities and enhances the quality of life for all residents. A very important attribute of Godfrey is the access to an array of health care alternatives. One of those quality alternatives is Professional Hearing Associates. Professional Hearing Associates

US House panel approves $95B GOP-only budget blueprint

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WASHINGTON — Republicans on the U.S. House Budget Committee approved their budget resolution Thursday, marking one small step forward in the complicated process that could allow the party to enact a third party-line bill.  The 20-14 vote followed hours of debate over amendments from Democrats that sought to roll back pieces of the earlier Republican […]
Jennifer Shutt

Cops Continue To Prove They Can’t Be Trusted With Surveillance Tech

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This is probably nothing more than another data point in a deluge, but it’s worth pointing out because it’s instructive. Cops are using a whole lot of surveillance tech these days. Flock Safety has been especially aggressive in pursuing the law enforcement market, offering cops access to a nationwide network of cameras, including many owned […]
Tim Cushing

Racer Says Alton Powerboat Nationals Will Decide Season Champion

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ALTON - With the Alton Powerboat Nationals planned for this weekend, racer Dylan Anderson is currently in the top spot and hopes to maintain his position ahead of the championship. This weekend’s races, which will take place on the Mississippi River in Alton, will determine the champion of the 2026 season. Anderson looks forward to racing and hopes to come out on top. “We are going into the weekend in the lead, but only by a small margin of ten points. So it’ll be a tight

EPA Administrator calls statewide data center moratorium a ‘cop out’

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin called New York’s recently announced statewide moratorium on data centers an “easy way to cop out” during an appearance at the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Infrastructure Summit Tuesday. Data centers — which house the computer servers and storage that power the internet, cloud computing and artificial […]
Cassandra Stephenson

US House Republicans take ‘first step’ toward dismantling Department of Education

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WASHINGTON — A major legislative package that would put into law President Donald Trump’s push to greatly reduce the responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Education advanced out of a U.S. House panel on Wednesday.  The U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce approved — nearly along party lines — each of the package’s 10 bills that […]
Shauneen Miranda